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We are pleased to announce that Jordi Ventura has joined the Natural Resources and Mining Group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM), as Of Counsel. Jordi’s practice focuses on the legal needs of the mining industry, with an emphasis on representation in Latin America.

His in-depth knowledge of the legal, business and financial aspects of the mining industry strengthens our firm’s mining practice, and his wide-ranging experience with mining projects in Latin America brings tremendous value to our mining clients.

When embarking on a new project in Latin America, a multinational mining company needs to understand it is entering into a pre-existing yet dynamic environment, with established histories and cultures. Complex political, social and economic relations among indigenous groups and other local communities can be thrown into disarray by the introduction of a mining project and the development process that accompanies it. Community relations can become politicized and complicated, and can create conflicts that ultimately cost the company time, money and PR problems.

Kerry Shapirois the Chair of JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Group and co-chairs its Construction and Building Materials Group. Kerry serves as General Counsel to the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA), and chairs the association's Legal Action Committee. He has represented the mining industry on mineral extraction and land development projects for over 25 years, providing legal services on government, land use, environment, and natural resources matters, at federal, state, and local levels. His experience includes securing entitlements for the largest federally-approved sand and gravel project in the United States, obtaining the first vested rights confirmation from the California State Mining and Geology Board for the largest aggregate deposit in California, and successfully representing mining companies before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and state courts of appeals on mining, CEQA and federal endangered species matters. Contact Kerry at 415.984.9612 or KShapiro@jmbm.com.

Martin StratteMartin Stratte is a land use and environmental attorney who assists with the entitlement of complex projects throughout California in accordance with CEQA, NEPA, and California's greenhouse gas emission and climate change regulations. He also represents clients in related litigation. Contact Martin at MStratte@jmbm.com or 415.984.9627.

Jordi Venturais a member of JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Group. His practice focuses on the representation of mining companies in Latin America, where he has conducted effective mining legal diagnoses and effective diagnoses of social licenses to operate. He represents the mining industry in mining leases, joint venture and operating agreements, option agreements, exploration and development agreements, and mine operating contracts. He has been the lead attorney in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures of business entities and other land transactions. Jordi Ventura is licensed to practice in Utah and Colorado; he is not licensed in California. Contact Jordi at JVentura@jmbm.com or 415.984.9689.